Evangelical Free Church in Sweden
The Evangelical Free Church in Sweden (Swedish: Evangeliska frikyrkan is a Baptist Christian denomination in Sweden. The headquarters is in Örebro.
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Baptist |
| Theology | Baptist, Evangelical, Charismatic Christianity |
| Region | Sweden |
| Headquarters | Örebro |
| Origin | 1 January 1997 |
| Congregations | 304 |
| Members | 34,400 |
| Official website | efk |
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History
Evangeliska Frikyrkan was founded in 1997 as a merge of the Örebro Mission (Örebromissionen, founded in 1892 as Örebro Missionary Society), the Free Baptist Union (Fribaptistsamfundet, founded in 1872) and the Sanctification Union (Helgelseförbundet, founded in 1887). [1]
In 2011, it has 32,223 members. [2]
In 2015, it has 304 churches and 34,400 members. [3]
References
- Thomas Manfredh, Dubbeljubileum i Aneby, dagen.se, Sweden, November 13, 2016
- SAMUEL BJÖRK, Medlemsantalet i EFK ökade, varldenidag.se, Sweden, March 3, 2012
- Samuel Teglund, EFK slog doprekord, varldenidag.se, Sweden, March 23, 2016
External links
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